Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle for Britain

by Joshua Levine

From July to September 1940, British people watched the Battle of Britain play out in the skies above them. Using a selection of first-hand testimonies, Levine presents a unique and compelling account of Britain under siege.


From the Audio edition.

3 pages, Audio CD

Published November 28, 2006

About the author

Joshua Levine was born in the Bahamas. He has a law degree and practiced as a criminal barrister for several years in London. He gave up law and became an actor, appearing in amateur theatre productions. He also worked as an assistant producer, working on a documentary about Handel's Water Music. He wrote a stage play entitled, Crash, and went on to write programs for BBC Radio 4. He is the author of Forgotten Voices, Beauty and Atricity, On a Wing and a Prayer, Operation Fortitude, The Secret History of the Blitz, and Dunkirk.